Ball cock valve. How do I make it quieter

[SLacKer]

My loft is in the process of being converted and there is a coffin tank above the ceiling of the loft. Now the water can be heard dribbling into the tank and I am concerned that when we seal up the roof space and insulate we will still hear the tank.

So the question is can I get a silent (or near as possible) valve for the tank as it just has the standard one supplied with the tank at the moment. Anyone got any info on ways to make it quieter?

[guffhoover]

SLacKer said:

My loft is in the process of being converted and there is a coffin tank above the ceiling of the loft. Now the water can be heard dribbling into the tank and I am concerned that when we seal up the roof space and insulate we will still hear the tank.

So the question is can I get a silent (or near as possible) valve for the tank as it just has the standard one supplied with the tank at the moment. Anyone got any info on ways to make it quieter?

I don't have a water tank so i could be speaking complete bks but:

Isn't it the distance that the valve is from the water beneath it that is causing the sound rather then the valve itself. Just like a dripping tap.

You could put something just underneath the valve which the water could run down to stop the dripping sound.

[Simpo Two]

A piece of wire from valve to base of tank? Then the water will run down it and not drip from a height. Or a strip of formica etc at an angle that it can run down?

Just a thought.

[SLacKer]

guffhoover said:

SLacKer said:

My loft is in the process of being converted and there is a coffin tank above the ceiling of the loft. Now the water can be heard dribbling into the tank and I am concerned that when we seal up the roof space and insulate we will still hear the tank.

So the question is can I get a silent (or near as possible) valve for the tank as it just has the standard one supplied with the tank at the moment. Anyone got any info on ways to make it quieter?

I don't have a water tank so i could be speaking complete bks but:

Isn't it the distance that the valve is from the water beneath it that is causing the sound rather then the valve itself. Just like a dripping tap.

You could put something just underneath the valve which the water could run down to stop the dripping sound.

You are correct yes the noise is the water running into the tank water from the valve. I was thinking of possibly a valve replacement that will run quiet like the ones for toilet cisterns.

I will use your suggestion as plan B though ....

[mrmr96]

The ball cock valve in my toilet cistern has a thin flexible pipe running from the valve down to near the bottom of the tank. The pipe is made of 'plastic bag' type material, it's that thin. It's only job is to prevent a loud whoosh and then dribble then drip as the ball cock valve eventually closes.

I'm too scared to do a google image search for 'ball cock tube pipe' on my work laptop, but I hope you get the idea.

[Wings]

mrmr96 said:

The ball cock valve in my toilet cistern has a thin flexible pipe running from the valve down to near the bottom of the tank. The pipe is made of 'plastic bag' type material, it's that thin. It's only job is to prevent a loud whoosh and then dribble then drip as the ball cock valve eventually closes.

I'm too scared to do a google image search for 'ball cock tube pipe' on my work laptop, but I hope you get the idea.

One use to fit a 6mm plastic rigid pipe from underneath the ballvalve into the tank/cistern. If the OP either goes into a hardware/ironmongers or plumbers merchants there were/are silence kits for ballvalves.

[Simpo Two]

mrmr96 said:

I'm too scared to do a google image search for 'ball cock tube pipe' on my work laptop, but I hope you get the idea.

Actually you're OK: http://images.google.co.uk/images?hl=en&source...

[G0ldfysh]

Is it the noise of the mains water rather than the dripping? I turned off my mains valve under the sink a while ago for plumbing work and took a while to get it open right again after.

Too much pressure get wet at the kitchen sink with pressure to cut metal and too low, whistling noise when any tap open, specially the cold tank in loft.

Trial and error solved it in the end.

[netherfield]

http://www.screwfix.com/prods/85797/Plumbing/Toile...

Get one of these fitted.

[Simpo Two]

G0ldfysh said:

Too much pressure get wet at the kitchen sink with pressure to cut metal

The best bit is when there's a spoon in the sink. Throw any kind of spoon in, as casually as you like, from any angle, and it will ALWAYS end up directly under the tap...

[Ferg]

netherfield said:

http://www.screwfix.com/prods/85797/Plumbing/Toile...

Get one of these fitted.

..but don't expect it to be quiet neccessarily.

[SLacKer]

netherfield said:

http://www.screwfix.com/prods/85797/Plumbing/Toile...

Get one of these fitted.

I got the Pro version with a brass fitting.



As for quite as long as it is quieter then the insulation will take care of the rest.